Peter Eastgate Wins WSOP Main Event 2008Dane Becomes Youngest Ever to Become World Series Champion |
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For some it seems like yesterday, but for others the wait has been long and nerve-wracking. Day 1A of the $10,000 World Series of Poker main event kicked off way back on July 3, when 1,297 from a total 6,844 players took to the felt at the Rio All Suite Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas.
Finally, after 11 explosive poker-driven days, the final nine emerged, but they would have to wait until November to find out where in the money they would be so fortunate to land. They knew however, that at least, they would be going home with $900,670.
The nine players who started the event on Sunday Nov. 9 were:
Seat 1: Dennis Phillips — 26,295,000
Seat 2: Craig Marquis — 10,210,000
Seat 3: Ylon Schwartz — 12,525,000
Seat 4: Scott Montgomery — 19,690,000
Seat 5: Darus Suharto — 12,520,000
Seat 6: David "Chino" Rheem — 10,230,000
Seat 7: Ivan Demidov — 24,400,000
Seat 8: Kelly Kim — 2,620,000
Seat 9: Peter Eastgate — 18,375,000
The payouts for the first seven to be knocked out were as follows:
3rd: Dennis Phillips -- $4,517,773
4th: Ylon Schwartz -- $3,774,974
5th Scott Montgomery -- $3,096,768
6th: Darus Suharto -- $2,418,562
7th: David Rheem -- $1,772,650
8th: Kelly Kim -- $1,288,217
9th: Craig Marquis -- $900,670
The event then took a European twist as the final two to go heads up were Dane Peter Eastgate and Russian Ivan Demidov. The two youngsters toughed it out before a jam-packed audience for just under four hours of heads up play. During the last hour the 2008 main event final table surpassed the 2005 main event final table (which was won by Joe Hachem) as the longest ever. That table lasted 14 hours and 10 minutes. Level 39 saw the largest big blind in the history of the WSOP. It was the first time the big blind had ever reached seven figures.
The final hand of the World Series of Poker 2008 went like this:
Eastgate limped on the button and Demidov checked preflop. The flop was dealt K
3
2
and Demidov checked. Eastgate bet 1.25 million and Demidov made the call. The turn card fell the 4
and Demidov checked. Eastgate bet 2 million and Demidov check-raised to 6 million. Eastgate made the call and the 7 fell on the river. Demidov moved all in for his final 7.95 million and Easgate called him down. Demidov turnd up 42 for two pair, but Eastgate turned A5 for a wheel and took down the main event.
Ivan Demidov was eliminated in second place but takes home a hefty consolation prize of $5,809,595. Peter Eastgate has become the 2008 world champion of poker and is now $9,152,416 richer. He is also the youngest WSOP main event champion in history at just 22-years-old, breaking the record set by Phil Hellmuth. The Danes now move further up the rankings as most successful poker players, according to Card Player's World Tracker.
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